Where does “pressappochistico” come from?
pressappochistico (Italian) comes from Italian pressappoco, from Italian presso, from Vulgar Latin presso, from Latin pressus, from Latin premere, from Latin premo, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
pressappochistico (Italian): careless, sloppy
Definitions
- careless, sloppy
Ancestry of “pressappochistico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pressappoco | about, roughly, approximately |
| 2 | Italian | presso | nearby, near, close; near; beside, next to, by |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | presso | I press, squeeze; inflection of pressus: ##... |
| 4 | Latin | pressus | pressed, having been pressed, squeezed;... |
| 5 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |